Safeguard or protector for sleeping-berths.



J. O. ROBB.

SAFEGUARD 0R PROTECTOR FOR SLEEPING BERTHS.

APPLICATION FILED on. 26, 1915.

1,172,633. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I Jon: 0. Rose, a citizen of theUnited States, residingat'Hillsboro, in the county of Washington, State of Oregon, .haveinvented a new and useful Safeguard or Protector for Sleeping- Berths;and I do hereby declare the'following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of sleeping cars or rolling stock, andparticularly to an improved safeguard or berth protector I for sleepingberths, and an object of the invention is to provide an improved device.of

this nature, which, when the backs of theseats of a sleeping car arethrown down wardlyto form the bunk, is suspended from the arms of theseats or chairs, thereby preventing the occupants of the berth fromrolling out on the sides.

Another object of the invention is-to provide a safeguard or protectorconsisting of two sections, so hingedly connected as to prevent thesections from swinging outwardly, when the protector or safeguard issuspended in position. 1

Another object of the inventionis to provide means to prevent thesafeguard from being lifted upwardly, as long as the backs of the seatsor chairs are thrown downwardly to form the bunk.

In practical fields the details'of construc tion may necessitatealterations, within the scope-of what isclaimed.

The invention comprises further features.

and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in thedrawings and claimed. a

In the drawings :F igure 1 is a view in side elevation ofportions or"twoadjacent sleeping car seats or chairs, showing the backs thereofthrown downwardly toform a bunk with the improved safeguard or protectoras applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of thesafeguard or protector. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig.2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate theadjacent chairs or seats of a sleeping car, showing the backs 3 thereofas having been thrown. down forming the berth or bunk, and 4 denotes thesafeguard or protector. This'protector or safeguard consists of the twosections 5 and 6, hingedly united as shown at -7 Each sec- ISpecification of LcttersPatent;

falling tionadjacent its outer end arod 8eX-f tending transverselythrough it. The upper and lower edge of each section where the rod 8extends through the same is provided or swaged as shown at 13, to holdthe collars in place, as well as preventing vertical movement of therod. In this manner each ented Feb. 22, 1916. npplicationiiled0ctober26,1915. SerialNo.57,949. v

of the rods 8 is swiveled transversely of the section. The upper end ofeach rod termi-' nates in a curved hook 14'. 1V hen the backs 3 of theseats or chairs are thrown downwardly to form the bunk or berth, theprotector is arranged as shownin Fig. 1, the

hooks l4 engaging over the arms 15 of-the seats, thereby supporting theprotector or safeguard. Upon one of the end edges (if the hinged end ofone ofthe sections a plate plate is provided with an enlarged baseportion 19,- the faces 20 of which extend downwardly and fromeach other,and 'longfas the backs 3 are'disposed as shown; in Fig. 1, withanoccupant in theberthor bunk, the protector or safeguard is pre-' ventedfrom being raised. 'However, after the occupant is out of the berth, thetwo,

backs 3 of the seat may be raised byfap plying pressure, upon theirunder surfaces where their adjacent edges 18 come to-' 7 gether,suliiciently tilting the backs lip-g5 wardly so that the hooks 1 1 willdisengage the arms 15, then the twosections of :the Y safeguard orprotector maybe collapsed one toward the other upon their hingedconnection.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A safeg'uard or protector for sleeping V berths comprising twosections hingedly' united, the hinged connections being so arranged asto prevent the sections from .hinging outwardly, each sectiontoward itsouter end: having a rod swiveled trans-' versely therethrou'gh andextending vertically, said rod at its upper end terminating in a hookdesigned to engage over the arm ofthe seat or chair forming a part ofthe sleeping berth. a

2. A safeguard or protector for sleeping berths comprising two sectionshingedly united, the hinged connect-ions being so arranged. as toprevent the sections from end of the section having a plate extending.

downwardly between the adjacent edges of the back forming the sleepingbunk; or

berth, and terminating in an enlarged face L portion,to preventthe.protector from being.

raised.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in-thepresenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN OSvVALD' ROBE Vitnesses 1 Answer Tnws, EMMA. B. TUPPER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington.- D. 0.

